شبکه‌ی «من و تو» امسال به مناسبت زادروز مایکل جکسون یک ویژه برنامه پخش کرد که البته تکرار سال گذشته بود و ایرادهای آن نیز تصحیح نشده بود. این شبکه در برنامه‌های مختلف خود از هنرمندان بسیاری تجلیل به عمل آورده اما هرگز حق مطلب را در مورد مایکل جکسون؛ پادشاه موسیقی پاپ، بهترین صحنه‌گردان تاریخ، بهترین رقصنده، پرفروش‌ترین موسیقیدان، موفق‌ترین هنرمند در عرصه‌ی برنامه‌سازی و خیرترین هنرمند دوران، بیان نکرده است. در برنامه‌ای که پارسال و امسال در مورد مایکل جکسون از این شبکه به پخش درآمد، به معرفی تعدادی از آهنگ‌های مایکل پرداخته شد و فرصت آشنایی با برخی اثار این هنرمند برای مخاطبان عام فراهم گردید. اما کمبودها و کاستی‌های بسیاری نیز حس میشد و بنابراین نقدهای بسیاری بر این برنامه وارد است.این برنامه مروری بسیار سطحی بر دستاوردهای مایکل جکسون داشت و به هیچ وجه نمایانگر انسانیت، استعداد، تاثیر و هنر مایکل در نزد مخاطب عام نبود. در این برنامه یک سری اطلاعات کلی در مورد هنرمند داده شد که لزوما اطلاعات مهم و جذابی نبودند. برای مثال شمار فروش هر تک‌آهنگ برای مخاطب عام بی‌معناست و صرفا مخاطب خاص را هدف می‌گیرد که آنها نیز خود از این امور آگاه هستند، پس چه بهتر که به جای این اطلاعات غیرضروری و خسته کننده برای مخاطب عام، این حقیقت گفته میشد که مایکل پرفروش‍ترین هنرمند تاریخ یا دست کم یکی از سه هنرمند پرفروش تاریخ بوده است. در سال ۲۰۰۶ مایکل به عنوان موفق‎ترین هنرمند تمام دوران از رکوردهای جهانی گینس دیپلم افتخار گرفت و نام‌اش در کتاب رکوردها ثبت شد. ملاک این گزینش، شمار فروش آلبوم‌های تکی هنرمند بود که تا آن زمان برابر با ۷۵۰ میلیون نسخه اعلام گردید و تازه فروش آلبوم‌های او با گروه جکسون‌فایو و جکسونز محاسبه نشده بود. در پایان سال ۲۰۱۱ اعلام شد که فروش آلبوم‌های او از مرز یک میلیارد نسخه گذشته است. منابع، فروش کل آلبوم‌های گروه بیتلز (۲۷ آلبوم استودیویی و دیگر آثار) و الویس (۲۲ آلبوم استودیویی و دیگر آثار) را یک میلیارد اعلام می‌کنند و مایکل با ۱۰ آلبوم استودیویی (به اضافه‌ی آثار دیگر) به همین شمار فروش دست یافته است و به همین دلیل موفق‌ترین هنرمند تاریخ است. همچنین برخی اطلاعات دیگر از جمله مدت زمان هر کلیپ، می‌توانست جای خود را به دانستنی‌های جالب توجهی بدهد. مایکل جکسون طی پنج دهه زندگی، عناوین هنرمند دهه، هنرمند نسل، هنرمند قرن و هنرمند هزاره را بدست آورد. او از معدود هنرمندانی است که دو ستاره در خیابان شهرت هالیوود دارد و دو بار به عضویت تالار مشاهیر راک‌اندرول درآمده است. او تنها رقصنده از دنیای موسیقی پاپ و راک است که به عضویت تالار مشاهیر رقص پذیرفته شده و نیز از تعداد اندک هنرمندانی است که جایزه‌ی اسطوره و دستاورد یک عمر فعالیت هنری گرمی را به دست آورده است. مایکل جکسون مشهورترین هنرمند تاریخ دنیا بوده است. طبق یک نظرسنجی در سال ۱۹۹۷، تعداد ۹۵٪ از افراد کره‌ی خاکی می‌دانستند که مایکل جکسون کیست. وی رکورددار بیشترین جوایز و نامزدی جوایز و نیز رکورددار بیشترین تعداد رکورد ثبت شده در میان هنرمندان است. مایکل ساخت بیشتر آهنگ‌هایش را خود برعهده داشت و در آلبوم هیستوری؛ کیبورد، گیتار، درام و پرکاشن نواخت. اما در این برنامه جای خالی این اطلاعات جالب به شدت احساس می‌شد. این حقایق کمتر گفته شده در مورد مایکل می‌توانست برای بینندگان عام بسیار جذابتر از باقی مسائل گفته شده نظیر نام بردن از همکاران او که برای فارسی زبانان ناشناخته‌اند، باشد. مایکل جکسون همواره دستی در کار خیر داشت. رکورد خیرترین هنرمند در کتاب گینس به نام او ثبت شده است. او خیرترین عضو بنیاد تحقیقات ایدز تی‌جی مارتل بود و به عنوان تقدیر از کمک‌هایش به کالج رنگین پوستان آمریکا، نشان افتخاری دکترا دریافت کرده بود. تاسیس بخش ویژه‌ی سوانح سوختگی در بیمارستان براتمن تنها یکی از خدمات ارزنده‌ی اوست. وی این بخش را با پولی که پپسی به عنوان خسارت آتش سوزی به وی پرداخت کرده بود، ساخت؛ اما در برنامه‌ تنها به آتش گرفتن مایکل اشاره شد و حرفی از کار خداپسندانه‌ی او به میان نیامد در حالیکه این اطلاعات برای معرفی روحیات و درونیات یک هنرمند به مخاطب بسیار مفید خواهد بود. مایکل همچنین درآمد سه تور جهانی خود را به امور نیکوکارانه اختصاص داد، برای نمونه کل درآمد تور دنجروس صرف کمک به خیریه‌ها و راه اندازی بنیاد خیریه‌ی مایکل جکسون، Heal The World گردید. این بنیاد خیریه یکی از حامیان قربانیان جنگ بوسنی بود. در این برنامه دوران کودکی پر از شگفتی مایکل، شوی موتان۲۵ و نخستین اجرای مونواک، شوی بزرگ سوپربال که بهترین و پربیننده‌ترین در تاریخ این جام است، پروژه‌ی We Are The World برای کمک به گرسنگان آفریقا، بازی تحسین برانگیز او در فیلم WIZ و برنده شدن هشت گرمی در یک شب که رکورد هرگز شکسته نشده‌ی مایکل است؛ مطرح نشد. همچنین اطلاعاتی در مورد لوح تقدیر اهدا شده به مایکل توسط رئیس جمهور وقت، رونالد ریگان داده نشد. فیلم‌های کوتاه مهم بسیاری از مایکل همچون سیاه یا سفید (Black Or White) که پربیننده‌ترین کلیپ تلویزیونی و بسیار پیشرفته بود یا مونواکر (Moonwalker) و ارواح (Ghosts) که در جشنواره‌ی کن به نمایش درآمد، نادیده گرفته شد و یادی از سه تور عظیم مایکل به دور دنیا و استادیوم‌های مالامال از جمعیت به میان نیامد. همچنین فیلم کوتاه تریلر تنها موزیک ویدیویی است که در کنار برترین آثار سینمایی ایالات متحده به عنوان گنجینه‌ی ملی به ثبت رسیده است اما در برنامه اشاره‌ای بدان نشد. در این برنامه اشتباهاتی نیز دیده میشد. در یکی از بخش‌های برنامه به اشتباه گفته شد که درآمد سالانه‌ی مایکل پنج میلیارد دلار بوده است! آیا براستی چنین درآمدی اصلا قابل تصور است؟ همچنین گفته شد که مایکل تا ویدیوی اسموت کریمینال چهار بار جراحی بینی داشت. اما مایکل در کتاب زندگی نامه‌اش، مونواک، که در سال ۱۹۸۸ به بازار آمد، گفت آزادانه می‌پذیرد که دو بار جراحی زیبایی بینی داشته است. شمار فروش آلبوم تریلر هشتاد میلیون اعلام شد که بیش از ۱۱۰ میلیون نسخه صحیح است. تریلر، پرفروش‌ترین آلبوم موسیقی تاریخ است. همچنین در ویدیوی اسموت کریمینال برای انجام حرکت معروف "تکیه ضد جاذبه ۴۵ درجه" از طناب استفاده شد و با استفاده از جلوه‌های ویژه، طناب‌ها از ویدیو حذف گردید و کفش‌ها پس از آن برای اجرای صحنه طراحی شد زیرا امکان استفاده از طناب روی صحنه وجود نداشت. نقل قول از سوپرمدل ایمان در مورد بوسه‌ی مایکل و او در کلیپ Remember The Time یکی دیگر از اشتباهات است. ایمان در سال ۱۹۹۳ در مصاحبه با اپرا وینفری گفت که مایکل خوب می‌بوسید اما او در سال ۲۰۱۰ پس از فوت مایکل در گفتگو با بی‌ای‌تی گفت که آنها به زحمت حتی لبان یکدیگر را لمس کرده بودند که این نکته در ویدیو نیز مشخص است. تاتیانا تامبزن که در ویدیوی The Way You Make Me Feel با مایکل همبازی بود، معشوقه‌ی هنرمند نبود بلکه عاشق مایکل بود و به خاطر بوسیدن وی روی صحنه از تور بد اخراج شد. در آهنگ Scream از اتهامات جنسی علیه مایکل گفته شد اما بیان نگردید که او در سال ۲۰۰۵ از تمامی اتهامات تبرئه شد. شش ماه پس از فوت مایکل در سال ۲۰۰۹، اف‌بی‌آی پرونده‌هایی که از وی در اختیار داشت را بر روی وب سایت منتشر کرد. این اسناد نشان می‌داد که این سازمان هیچ مدرکی علیه مایکل پیدا نکرده بود. سازمان دولتی حمایت از کودک و خانواده‌ی ایالات متحده نیز در سال ۲۰۱۱ گفت که پس از بیش از یک دهه تحقیق در مورد مایکل، او را بیگناه می‌داند و مدرکی عیله او نیافته است. همچنین در همین بخش گفته شد که آهنگ توسط دو تن از برادران مایکل با نام‌های Jam و Terry نوشته شد. نخست آنکه این افراد جیمز هریس و تری لوئیس هستند و نسبت برادری با مایکل ندارند. دوم آنکه مایکل و جانت در این آهنگ به عنوان نویسنده و تهیه کننده همکاری داشتند. برخلاف آنچه که در این برنامه گفته شد، ویدیوی زندان آهنگ They Don't Care About Us پس از نسخه‌ی برزیل آن ساخته شد زیرا مایکل از ویدیوی نخست که در برزیل فیلمبرداری شد راضی نبود. تاثیر ویدیو کلیپ بیلی جین و دلیل مخالفت ام‌تی‌وی با پخش آن که یک موضوع نژاد پرستانه بود مطرح نشد و تنها بیان گردید که این شبکه تمایلی به نمایش این ویدیو نداشت. این ویدیو نخستین کلیپ از سیاهپوستان در این شبکه بود و مایکل راه را برای دیگر هنرمندان سیاهپوست هموار نمود و سد نژادی این شبکه را در هم شکست. یکی دیگر از ضعف های برنامه، آشنا نبودن تهیه کنندگان به زبان فارسی بود که این امر در نگارش جمله‌ها کاملا مشخص بود. برای مثال جمله‌بندی‌های نادرست و یا استفاده از نام‌ها و عبارت‌های انگلیسی به جای فارسی، در صورتیکه برنامه برای فارسی زبانان تهیه شده بود. شبکه همچنین گهگاه در برنامه های دیگر نیز اطلاعات نادرستی در مورد این شخصیت منحصر بفرد به مخاطبان‌اش ارائه داده است. برای نمونه در مستند الیزابت تیلور که در برنامه‌ی ستارگان دیروز پخش گردید، گفته شد که مایکل جکسون مبتلا به ایدز بود، در حالیکه چنین نبود. در یکی از برنامه‌های من و تو پلاس از این شبکه، مجریان اعلام کردند که عامل مرگ مایکل جکسون اعتیاد بوده است که این نیز صحت ندارد، مایکل به قتل رسید و پزشک‌اش به زندان افتاد. و یا گفته شد که مایکل در سال ۲۰۰۳ در جام سوپربال اجرای برنامه داشت که سال ۱۹۹۳ صحیح می‌باشد. همچنین در برخی از دیگر برنامه‌‌های من و تو پلاس، جراحی‌های پلاستیک مایکل جکسون توسط مجریان برنامه به سخره گرفته شد و یا توسط روانشناس برنامه به عنوان نمونه برای بینندگان ذکر گردید و چنین نتیجه گیری شد که مایکل در نتیجه‎ی تحقیر شدن در نوجوانی توسط پدرش، به جراحی پلاستیک معتاد شد؛ پس والدین عزیز مراقب رفتار خود با نوجوانان باشید. چنین روشی اخلاقی نمی‌باشد چرا که ما درک و فهم دقیقی از زندگی خصوصی و مصائب شخصی و مسائل پزشکی و درمانی افراد نداریم و نمی‌توانیم این نکته‌ها را به عنوان نمونه برای عبرت بینندگان ذکر کنیم و ادعا نماییم که یک فرد بنا به این دلیل شخصی دست به چنین اقدامی زده بود. این تنها برداشت شخص گوینده است و نباید به عنوان حقیقتی در مورد فرد مورد نظر از تلویزیون و آن هم توسط یک روانشناس به نمایش درآید. حقیقت امر آنست که پس از فوت مایکل پزشکی که بدن وی را معاینه کرده بود گفت که بیماری لوپوس باعث تخریب بینی او شده بود و نیاز پزشکی ایجاب می‌کرد که جراحی‌های ترمیمی روی بینی وی به انجام برسد، او همچنین زخم‌های بزرگی در بینی داشت که تنفس را برایش دشوار می‌کرد. ما ضمن قدردانی از اینکه این شبکه در زادروز پادشاه پاپ یاد این اسطوره را زنده نگاه داشت، خواستار ساخت یک برنامه‌ی دقیق و پرمحتوا بر پایه‌ی مطالعات و تحقیقات دقیق در جهت شناساندن حقیقت مایکل جکسون به مردم ایران که همواره با اطلاعات نادرست بمباران شده‌اند، هستیم. ما همچنین برخی از ایرادات را در توییتر به اطلاع شبکه رساندیم و آنها گفتند که پیگیری می‌کنند. ما هم امیدواریم این اشتباهات تصحیح شوند. لینک توییتر ما پستی را که انعکاس نارضایتی هواداران است و از راه‌های مختلف به دست ما رسیده، در فیسبوک قرار دادیم تا شما نیز دیدگاه خود را بیان کرده و ایراداتی که مشاهده نموده‌اید را بنویسید و تصحیح کنید. آرزوی ما این است که در آینده شاهد برنامه‌های بهتر و پرمحتواتری در مورد مایکل جکسون باشیم. دیدگاه خود را بنویسید: اینجا eMJey.com

Jacksons vs AEG - Day ۷۹ - September ۴ ۲۰۱۳ - Summary No Jackson family members are in court today. Dr. Paul Earley Testimony Jackson cross Boyle started out by asking Earley about his experience writing articles for medical publications and any conflicts of interest. Earley said he had written two or three peer-reviewed articles. He said some were published in European journals. Boyle then showed Earley the conflict of interest policy for the journal where the AEG-funded article ran. The policy states potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed on the cover sheet when the article is submitted. Earley said he did disclose that AEG Live paid for the research funding as spelled out in the policy. AEG's payments were listed on the article's seventh page. Earley said he had no control over where the disclosure was listed, that was the journal's decision. (AP) Dr. Earley cross continued. The first item was the Propofol Study that he published at the beginning of ۲۰۱۳. Dr. Earley said the published report had a different format so it was not on the front page of the report. Under tough questioning, he insisted that he did not have a conflict of interest as an AEG consultant with having AEG pay for the study. He testified he was not trying to hide the AEG connection saying that was ridiculous. He was asked if the ۲۲ medical pros in the propofol study funded by AEG are still alive? Dr. Earley did not know. Wasn't part of study (ABC۷) The journal article focused on case studies of ۲۲ medical professionals who had propofol addiction. Boyle asked if they were all alive. Dr. Earley said didn't know and he couldn't contact the people in the study due to medical privacy laws. (AP) Jackson lawyer Kevin Boyle also grilled Earley over his nondisclosure that he was working as a paid consultant in AEG Live's defense when he submitted the study for publication in a medical journal. He said the concert promoter did not try to influence his findings, which were published in March in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. (CNN) Boyle also showed Earley the ethical guidelines of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, which state members should only provide general information about addiction and not offer diagnosis on celebrities or other public figures. Boyle questioned whether Earley's blog posts on Michael Jackson violated those guidelines. Earley said he didn't think they did. (AP) As yesterday, he was questioned about the blog he wrote a few weeks after MJ died. He restated he did not characterize MJ as addict. (ABC۷) Boyle this morning also showed Earley a second blog post he wrote in Dec. ۲۰۱۱ that had the headline: "Murray Convicted -- Addiction Wins." Earley said he wrote the post to draw attention to an article written by friend and journalist William C. Moyers (AP) Earley wrote another blog on his website ۱۲/۵/۲۰۱۱ titled, Murray Convicted Addiction Wins. Despite title, says not saying MJ addict. At the time on the blog, Earley was an AEG consultant. He said the title had Addiction winning not MJ and Addict. Asked about a line in the blog - another superstar going to oblivion - Earley said purpose of blog is talk about addiction. When he posted blog did he ask AEG permission? No. Consult AEG? No. After more AEG questions Earley exasperated said he was tired of this! (ABC۷) Boyle pressed Earley on his use of the term addiction, again asking whether he'd made up his mind about Jackson's case by then. Earley said he hadn't made up his mind about Jackson and was merely trying to draw attention to the problem of addiction. Boyle: "You were referring to Michael Jackson." "I was referring to the addiction problem, so the answer is no," Earley said. (AP) By this point, Earley was already doing research for AEG Live, although the company hadn't agreed to fund his study by then. Boyle asked about Earley's payments on the case. The doctor estimated he'd been paid $۸۰-۹۰k on the case, not including his testimony. (AP) Earley had overcome a drug addiction about ۳۰ years ago. He was asked details. He used several drugs including oxycodone and heroin. He was almost homeless and had his medical license suspended. He was in treatment for ۹ months and got clean. (ABC۷) Earley spoke extensively today about his own addiction to opioids and how he was able to be rehabilitated and keep his medical license. Boyle asked if Earley was relying on his own experiences as the basis for his opinions in the case. The doctor said only to a small extent. Earley was very candid about his addiction, saying he was at one point nearly homeless and had to relinquish his medical license. He was criminally charged with writing prescriptions to himself under false names and went into treatment. His work in the addiction medical field grew out of his recovery and rehabilitation. His issues were in the early ۱۹۸۰s, he said. Earley said his drugs of abuse were oxycodone, heroin, codeine and hydrocodone. Boyle repeatedly commended him on his recovery. The attorney asked Early whether in the depths of his addiction, his prognosis was grave. "Yes it was," Earley responded. Earley said in response to one question about his recovery that while he survived, many of his colleagues with addiction have not. The doctor said it was a miracle, by the "grace of God" that he survived. Many of his patients have been addicted physicians. (AP) Boyle asked the doctor whether during his addiction, he had a concert promoter involved in his life, med care. Earley said he didn't. Boyle asked about the role of a family's love in the recovery of an addict. Earley said it was important in his early stages of recovery. "Michael had a lot to live for," Earley said of Jackson and his love for his children, which could have aided in a recovery. Boyle asked whether Jackson having full time access to a doctor like Conrad Murray would be a trigger for his addiction. Earley said Jackson had access to the doctor, but it was the doctor's responsibility to be a gatekeeper to drugs and medications. (AP) Asked about the Physician Desk Reference (PDR) Earley checked and propofol was not in the book. Can't get drug with prescription. PDR's are for General Practitioners not some specialized fields like Anesthesiologists or some cancer drugs. One last from the morning session, according to Jackson attorney a common name for Propofol is "Milk of Amnesia" even in wikipedia!!! (ABC۷) During morning session PDR did not have propofol in the book. In the courtroom Boyle handed a note. The page with propofol had been torn out in a dramatic moment earlier in the trial. Laughs in the courtroom (ABC۷) In general, there were a lot of delays in testimony today. Lots of sidebars and objections and some charts that had to be quickly redone. One such delay happened when Boyle asked Earley to find the entry for propofol in the ۲۰۰۹ edition of the Physicians' Desk Reference. The Physicians' Desk Reference, AKA PDR, has detailed entries on many drugs. It's the book Cherilyn Lee used to discuss propofol with MJ. Earley couldn't find the entry in the PDR so Boyle asked partner Brian Panish to locate it. He couldn't find it either. It turns out another lawyer, Michael Koskoff, had ripped out the pages on propofol while questioning another witness, Dr. Levounis. (AP) They continued about the drugs that were found at MJ house. The list of drugs found at the house but not in MJ's body according to Coroner report was Lidocaine and Ephedrine. Used to try to help MJ. From there they moved on to Demerol. Dr. Earley said he was only aware of ۳ cases that a person died of an overdose given by a doctor. Attorney Boyle tried to make the case that dying of Demerol administered by a doctor was more rare that trampled by elephant or hit by tsunami. With a graph showing MJ Demerol Injection from Dr. Klein, in the last couple months of MJ life. He went only ۴ days until May ۵th. (ABC۷) Attorney Boyle made the point that on May ۶th AEG Exec Paul Gongaware sent Dr. Murray the email "Done" $۱۵۰,۰۰۰. (ABC۷) Boyle's examination after lunch focused on the times that Jackson requested propofol over sleep _ they said in court it was four times. That wouldn't include anesthesiologist Dr. David Adams, who Jackson approached in ۲۰۰۹ but didn't discuss propofol by name. Boyle showed a chart listing those requests by Jackson, adding the May ۶, ۲۰۰۹ date that AEG exec Paul Gongaware said Murray's deal was done. Boyle's point was that Jackson didn't request propofol from anyone else after Murray was working with MJ on the "This Is It" tour. (AP) Then Earley was questioned if Propofol can mask the symptoms of Demerol withdrawal. He said it can mask some of those symptoms (ABC۷) On to MJ's general health. No evidence heart, kidney, diabetes? No. Blood Pressure - Early says Coroner report no pressure! (ABC۷) AEG redirect On redirect Earley says he didn't see the Gongaware email until court Tuesday. They put back up the Propofol slide with info added. Added: Jan ۲۰۰۶ MJ starts to see Dr. Murray. ۲/۴/۰۹ MJ tells Dr. Salvit Murray is his personal physician. ۴/۶/۰۹ Dr. Murray makes the first order for propofol. ۴/۲۸ Murray orders more. ۵/۱۲ More. ۶/۶/۰۹ More. (ABC۷) AEG's lawyers point to Murray ordering propofol before that date. Boyle later noted Gongaware's testimony about talking to Murray about working on the tour and his request for $۵ million. That happened ۳ to ۵ weeks before the May email indicating Murray's deal with done. Cahan showed Earley and the jury a chart that listed Murray's first treatments of MJ in ۲۰۰۶, and propofol shipments from April-June '۰۹. (AP) Earley said in response to a question by Cahan that before Jackson's death, propofol addiction was virtually unknown by the public. Cahan asked him the doctor about his blog posts. He said he didn't think they were an issue because he wasn't making any diagnoses. (AP) Dr. Earley checked his first Blog in ۲۰۰۹ that was brought up Tuesday. He wrote it ۶ weeks after MJ died. He said he learned of the propofol toxic in news reports. He said he had begun seeing propofol cases in medical pros in ۲۰۰۸. He started cataloging cases to look at them at a later date and possibly do a study at a later date. Study funded by AEG. Asked if AEG support for the Study Dr. Earley said no. Started before lawsuit filed. AEG could have influence of if he was time traveler. (ABC۷) A second blog was brought up that Earley posted when Dr. Murray was convicted. The first line written by another addiction doctor. It was attributed him in the second line of the blog. That was read to the jury. (ABC۷) Earley was asked whether MJ should have avoided doctors. He said no _ he needed treatment _ but he needed to disclose all his conditions. (AP) Jackson recross On recross Dr. Earley was questioned about the Study. He is asked about a conflict of interest with AEG funding he says didn't affect result. Findings were very uncommon addiction for medical pros. ۱.۶% are addicted. Half use other drugs. More women are addicted and there is a rapid decline. Addicts commonly are depressed and have had child trauma. (ABC۷) Earley told the details of his addiction. Used for about ۵ years. Wrote prescriptions with other names for self and was arrested. He went to drug court and was sentenced to the program where he is now. His license was suspended but he got it back. Program is why he is alive. (ABC۷) On Re Cross Dr. Fivner was brought up. After a ۵ minute sidebar in chamber Earley testified that Fivner had a suspended license at the time. (ABC۷) Boyle took back over and asked some questions about Earley's co-author on his AEG-funded propofol study. It turns out Earley's co-author had his medical license suspended due to some addiction-related legal problems. He wasn't working in medicine at the time the study was written. Earley said his co-author has since had his license reinstated and is working in New York (AP) Boyle also asked Earley about whether he had any control over how AEG used his study in the case. The doctor said no. Earley said he also didn't have control over how the plaintiff's used his research, or any other research that's been published. Boyle likened AEG's payments to Earley's research as similar to private money turning into a nuclear weapon. "This is a small study. I'm not building the atom bomb," Earley responded. (AP) At the end of his questioning Boyle asked Earley about his opinion that you can't blame an addict for their addiction. "In medicine, we don't talk about blame," Earley said. This opinion was played earlier in the case for the jury . (AP) AEG redirect On direct testimony he said Finver was between jobs. Finver in the program for drug addiction and his medical license suspended. He was in between a pizza job and driving a truck for Good Will. He did not need license to work on the Study. AEG and Journal not told. Got his license back earlier this year. (ABC۷) The co-author of a study on propofol addiction funded by AEG Live and used in their defense in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial lost his medical license for writing illegal drug prescriptions, according to testimony. Dr. Torin Finver was hired to help with the AEG Live study after he lost his job at a pizza parlor and took a job driving a Goodwill truck, said Dr. Paul Earley, who testified Wednesday as an expert witness for the concert promoter. Finver was "destitute, dead broke, and I wanted to help him," Earley, himself a recovering heroin addict, testified. Earley testified that he never disclosed to AEG Live lawyers that his co-author had lost his medical license. (CNN) In his blog he characterized MJ prognosis as grave. Earley says he treats many grave patients. That is why he is good. Never gives up. (ABC۷) Jackson recross Last question on recross was did Dr. Earley see Dr. Murray had ordered ۴ gallons of propofol. Dr. Earley answered I did. (ABC۷) Boyle ended by asking Earley if he was aware that Murray ordered more than four gallons of propofol for Jackson. The doctor said he was. (AP)

Jacksons vs AEG - Day ۷۸ - September ۳ ۲۰۱۳ - Summary No Jackson family members are in court today. Dr. Paul Earley Testimony AEG direct In the opening minutes - he talked about scant info on propofol and propofol abuse. In the summer of ۲۰۱۲ he told AEG he would like to do a study. By October he had a budget of $۵۳,۰۰۰ that AEG funded. CORRECTION - The budget was presented in the summer of ۲۰۱۲ for ۶ months work. AEG Funded the project.The final draft was ready to be published in January ۲۰۱۳. Dr. Early testified that AEG had no information of study conclusions. Also in January ۲۰۱۳ Dr. Earley's status changed from consultant to AEG to an expert witness. Now he could review MJ's and court records. (ABC۷) One of the issues the lawyers argued about this morning was related to Dr. Earley's testimony about a study he published on propofol. Earley published a study based on more than ۲۰ case studies of people addicted to propofol (they were all medical professionals.) AEG Live paid to have the study completed. Earley said he compiled some of the materials before his involvement in the case. After he began testifying, AEG Live defense attorney Kathryn Cahan asked about the study and how much AEG Live paid for its completion. Earley said in all, AEG paid about $۵۳k for the study to get completed, including money to pay for a writer, statistician. AEG wasn't shown an advance copy of the article, which was published in March ۲۰۱۳ in a medical journal, Earley said. Earley said he had treated about ۲۵ cases of propofol addiction during his ۳۰-year career _ all were medical professionals. Earley said AEG Live agreed to pay for the study because there wasn't a lot of literature about propofol addiction. (AP) Earley said despite AEG payments, he was giving an independent opinion. (AP) Despite his ۲۰۰۹ blog titled "Michael Jackson: Addiction in the Privileged," Earley testified Tuesday that there "was insufficient evidence that he was addicted to propofol." "He was given propofol initially for appropriate medical procedures, but at some point he began seeking out physicians who would administer propofol to him," (CNN) Earley testified.Earley said he couldn't offer an opinion on whether Jackson was addicted to propofol, but he saw signs of abuse of the anesthetic. (AP) Dr. said there was not enough evidence that MJ was addicted to propofol but he was seeking out doctors for the medication. And, the propofol was having negative effects on his life and on a medical scale of life expectancy he said MJ condition was grave. He used a slide in court to show the ۴ reasons he felt MJ was grave. ۱. inappropriate use of propofol. ۲. Opioid Addiction ۳. Drug synergy between the propofol and other drugs he used. ۴. Obstacles for a successful recovery. (ABC۷) He also talked about Propofol used properly in a medical setting. Small changes in the dose can one can go from unconscious to death. That is why there must be a medical setting with and Anesthesiologist monitoring. If breathing stops adjust dose and no harm to patient. (ABC۷) Earley said he did believe that Michael Jackson's life expectancy was reduced, but he couldn't estimate by how much. He said Jackson's prognosis for survival was grave due to his drug use, including propofol and use of opioids, other medications. The doctor said with propofol, small changes in the dose can make a big difference in the impact on the person, so caution was necessary. Earley was shown a slide contrasting how people receive propofol versus how they take an opioid medication. Propofol required ۱۳ items for safe administration, versus a glass of water or a syringe for receiving opioid drugs. Earley reiterated that as long as the doctor knows what you're taking and you're monitored, receiving propofol is safe. (AP) After Lunch, Direct Examination continues. Dr. Earley is asked about his work with propofol addiction with medical professionals. Even an Anesthesiologist can't always control the dose themselves on themselves? True. They can be found blue on the floor. (ABC۷) After the lunch break, AEG Live defense attorney Kathryn Cahan asked Dr. Earley a few more questions about his AEG-funded study. Cahan asked Earley if he thought AEG funding his study was a conflict of interest. The doctor said no. (AP) The first version of his study was ready to submit the the medical journal in October ۲۰۱۲. The final version was ۳ revisions later. The Journal Editors questioned Dr. Earley who AEG Live was after the submission. He responded an entertainment company he was doing work for. He testified no conflict of interest because he was doing research...on medical pros who were addicted to propofol, not MJ or his case. The research and the study were done by January ۲۰۱۳ when he was an AEG consultant. He became an expert witness in Feb ۲۰۱۳. That is when AEG sent Dr. Earley evidence to read in the Jackson case. (ABC۷) Throughout his testimony, Earley was shown a large timeline showing the various times MJ asked for or received propofol in non-med settings. One of the instances noted was the time Jackson received propofol in a German hotel room in ۱۹۹۷. Earley said one could argue that while that wasn't an appropriate use of the medication, it was administered properly because of the supervision, equipment used. The chart also included four times Jackson sought out propofol for sleep: in ۹۸/۹۹ from Dr. Christine Quinn, in ۲۰۰۲ from Dr. Van Valin and two instances in ۲۰۰۹ from nurse practitioner Cherilyn Lee and Dr. Allan Metzger. Dr. Earley said Dr. William Van Valin II testified that in ۲۰۰۲, Jackson brought him a box of propofol and asked him to give it to him. Earley said this was evidence that Jackson had the drug. Van Valin refused, saying propofol was dangerous, according to the slides. (AP) The next exhibit showed a Propofol Timeline ۱۹۹۸ or ۹۸ - Dr. Quinn asked and refused. Dr. Van Valin in ۲۰۰۲ or ۲۰۰۳ asked and refused. Finally, Nurse Cherylin Lee the morning of ۴/۱۰/۲۰۰۹ asked to find an anesthesiologist for MJ and she refused. Earley says he continued to seek. (ABC۷) Earley said there were several risks to Jackson receiving propofol in his home, including his risk to stop breathing due his large tongue. Jackson's tongue could block his airway, as it did several times when Dr. David Adams gave Jackson propofol during dental procedures. Dr. Earley also said Jackson had a high risk for blood clots because, at least on the day he died, propofol was being given in a leg vein. The doctor said there's a higher risk of clots or embolism anytime a leg vein is used to administer a drug such as propofol. (AP ) Earley said the size of MJ's tongue also could play a role. He had a large tongue and with Propofol the tongue could cover wind pipe. Earley saw the autopsy report. There was no sign of a breathing tube on his body or at his house. He also talked about inexperienced administrator of the propofol with the IV in his leg that is greater risk for air bubbles to the lungs. (ABC۷) Dr. Earley likened Jackson receiving propofol in his home to playing "Russian Roulette" each time he did it. (AP) Michael Jackson's drug addiction gave him "a grave prognosis" for a long life, and each dose of an anesthetic his doctor gave him to help him sleep was like playing "Russian roulette," an addiction expert hired by AEG Live testified. (CNN) Finally Dr. Earley talked about MJ addiction to opioids from ۱۹۹۳ until his death. He did go to rehab in ۱۹۹۳ but there was no real follow up. He spoke about his own battle with addiction ۳۰ years ago and his medical license and the legal system became more important than drug. He outlined ۷ factors obstacles MJ faced - duration of addiction - no evidence of him saying no to pain medication- failed attempts - secrecy - hard for celebrities to get into treatment and then have the support after rehab - continued pain and available prescriptions. Finally it was MJ's access to drugs with his relationships with doctors and his continued medical problems.... (ABC۷) Earley was asked about Jackson's opioid use, and he said Jackson had legitimate pain issues and that had to be considered. However, Earley said he didn't see evidence that Jackson had appropriate follow-up treatment for his addiction. "Unfortunately because of his pain related problems, he was re-exposed to the drugs over and over again," Earley said. Earley told the jury he wasn't "saying that it's Mr. Jackson's fault that he became addicted to drugs." (AP) The doctor said he is himself a recovering opioid addict, and that it was a challenge to keep the disease in check. For instance, Earley said when he had surgery, he had to explain to the doctor not to give him opioid medications. Giving opioids to an addict, Earley said, turns on a switch in their brains and makes it very difficult for them to refuse the drug.(AP) Just after the afternoon break Dr. Earley said he is surprised when someone is addicted to both opioids and propofol. The propofol is not easy to get and not easily administered. He said although about ۷۰% of addicts have insomnia propofol is not a cure. (ABC۷) Jackson cross Cross examination begins. Jackson Attorney Kevin Boyle asks Dr. Early about a blog he wrote on his website several weeks after MJ died. Dr. Earley titles his blog MJ: Addiction in the Priviledged. Dr. Earley claims it was not written about MJ but used to open discussion. He also wrote that because MJ was taking propofol - he wrote that they were mainlining at the Jackson home. Bad connotations. Dr. Earley claimed there were many terms in the addiction field that had bad connotations when it came to drug use. (ABC۷) Boyle's questioning was quite spirited _ he pointedly questioned Earley on AEG funding the propofol study and his writings on Jackson. Earley wrote a blog post in ۲۰۰۹ titled, "Michael Jackson: Addiction in the Privileged." Boyle showed the post to the jury. Boyle questioned if Earley had already made up his mind about Jackson before AEG called him to be an expert in the case. The doctor said no . Earley said he wrote his blog in the hopes that the Jackson family would see it and use it to underscore the dangers of addiction. (AP) Boyle also used a modified timeline that AEG used during its examination, adding the date of May ۶, ۲۰۰۹, when AEG exec Paul Gongaware wrote that Conrad Murray's deal was "done at $۱۵۰k a month." That was a couple weeks after Jackson asked for propofol from Lee, Metzger. Boyle asked if there was any evidence MJ asked for propofol after May ۶. "No evidence," Earley said. "Sounds like he got it." (AP) Boyle then asked Earley to confirm that MJ found his propofol from "the doctor hired by AEG Live." The question was immediately stricken. Several of Boyle's questions and comments were stricken by the judge as argumentative throughout his ۴۵-minutes of questioning. For instance, Boyle asked if Earley was glad Mrs. Jackson wasn't in the audience today. The question was stricken. Earley said that his blog (still just a Google search away...) doesn't imply that Jackson was an addict. Boyle was incredulous and asked Earley if he was really saying that with a straight face. That comment was stricken. (AP) Dr. Earley was also questioned about the propofol study he conducted. He said he did not think it was a conflict of interest. Earley was contacted by Mr. Punam at O'Melveny and Meyers because they wanted more information about Propofol addiction. Dr. Earley told him there wasn't much written about propofol. The law firms need for information and how own curiosity got him to do study. The Law Firm agreed to fund it. He said he did not see the conflict or a disclosure problem because the subjects were in healthcare. Dr. Earley continued to stress though under tough questioning that he was doing research for the law firm, not the MJ case. (ABC۷) Boyle also showed the jury Earley's article that was paid for using AEG Live's support. The attorney asked several questions about it. He noted that the first page states the authors didn't have a conflict of interest. Earley re-iterated he didn't think one exists. Boyle questioned Earley on whether he told his research partner (another doctor) that he was being paid as an expert in a lawsuit. Earley said he told his research partner that he was doing research for AEG Live and may have mentioned it was a case. The doctor said his partner didn't express any concern about Earley's role in the case or AEG Live's payments to get the article done. (It's important to note that Earley's discussion with his research partner would have come before AEG designated the doc as a trial witness.) AEG apparently didn't inform Earley he would be called to testify until March ۲۰۱۳. Article was accepted for publication ۲ months before. Boyle asked Earley how many medical journal articles are funded by concert promoters. Earley said he wasn't aware of any others. (AP) Earley insisted in his testimony that AEG Live's funding did not influence the conclusions of his study or his testimony in the trial. But the Jackson lawyer hammered the doctor about the lack of disclosure to the scientific journal and his collaborator that he was being paid to be an expert witness in the trial. He informed them that he was doing research for the company, but the trial aspect was "irrelevant," Earley said. "It's irrelevant to health care professionals," he said. "It wouldn't affect their understanding of the paper." (CNN) Around this time, the court recessed for the day.

مدتی پیش روزنامه‌ی شایعه پرداز نیویورک پست، یک مقاله‌ی بسیار منفی را در مورد پرینس جکسون، پسر شانزده ساله‌ی مایکل و دوست دخترش، رمی، منتشر کرد. مادر رمی به تازگی در مصاحبه با رادار آنلاین از پرینس دفاع کرده است.به نظر می‌رسد حالا که پاریس از دسترس این عده خارج شده است، پرینس و دوست دخترش به هدف‌های خوبی بدل شده‌اند. نویسنده‌ی مقاله‌ی نیویورک پست، یک روزنامه نگار شناخته شده در بین هواداران مایکل، به نام استیسی براون است. او خود را دوست خانواده‌ی جکسون می‌خواند، با این حال همواره بدترین توهینات و شایعات را متوجه‌ی مایکل و اکنون فرزندان‌اش می‌کند. برخی از هواداران می‌گویند که استیسی براون از آشنایان شوهر ربی جکسون، خواهر مایکل بوده است و برخی می‌گویند وی از دوستان قدیمی ربی و رندی جکسون است. شوهر ربی، ناتانائیل براون نام داشت و در ژانویه‌ امسال بر اثر سرطان درگذشت. ناتانائیل علیرغم رابطه‌ی خانوادگی با مایکل، از منتقدان او بود. مشخص نیست که تشابه اسمی براون بین این دو مرد اتفاقی است یا آنها خویشاوند هستند. استیسی براون با این ادعا که به نقل از منابعی از درون خانواده‌ی جکسون سخن می‌گوید، نوشت که اعضای خانواده از شکسته شدن مقررات توسط پرینس به ستوه آمده‌اند زیرا او همواره بدون حضور محافظان‌اش از خانه بیرون می‌رود و شب تا دیروقت بازنمی‌گردد. گویا براون عکس‌های بسیاری را که پاپاراتزی از پرینس و محافظان‌اش هنگام آمد و شد در خیابان شکار می‌کند، ندیده است. این مقاله پرینس را با همان عنوان‌هایی مورد خطاب قرار داده است که پیشتر پاریس را هدف گرفته بود، از جمله یاغی و سرکش. براون می‌نویسد یکبار وقتی پرینس اتومبیل وانت فورد‌ خود را می‌راند، به خاطر سرعت بیش از حد مجاز (۲۰ کیلومتر در ساعت) هنگام عبور از سرعت‌کاه، توسط پلیس متوقف شده بود. ونیتی فیر در مقاله‌ای در پاسخ به نیویورک پست نوشته است که پرینسی که توسط استیسی براون، یاغی توصیف شده است در واقع فرد بسیار آرامی است. ونیتی فیر می‌نویسد از دید براون اینکه پرینس به جای راندن اتومبیل‌های لوکسی چون بوگاتی، یک وانت می‌راند، حتما یک نکته‌ی منفی است. امروز رادار آنلاین در مقاله‌ای نوشت که مادر رمی در دفاع از پرینس در برابر مطلب نیویورک پست، مصاحبه‌ای اختصاصی با آنان به انجام رسانده است. آلنا، مادر رمی گفته است: "من در مورد دخترم به پرینس اعتماد دارم. بر سر زندگی‌ام شرط می‌بندم که او همیشه مانند یک جنتلمن رفتار می‌کند. ما از وجود پرینس لذت می‌بریم." پرینس و رمی ده ماه است که دوست هستند و بیشتر وقت‌ها برای صرف ناهار یا شام با هم به رستوران‌ می‌روند. آلنا می‌گوید که پس از خواندن مقاله‌ی نیویورک پست و شکایت منابع منسوب به خانواده‌ی جکسون بابت یاغی‌گری ادعای شده‌ی پرینس، بر خود واجب دید که از وی حمایت کند. "اگر او تا این حد پسر خوبی نبود، من امروز هیچ نمی‌گفتم. اگر شما به فردی که عضو انجمن نخبگان است، همیشه پیش از ساعت تعیین شده به خانه باز می‌گردد و به دیگران یاری می‌رساند؛ یاغی می‌گویید، پس پرینس یک یاغی است." پرینس یک دانش آموز ممتاز با نمره‌های عالی است. او مکانیک تیم رباتیک مدرسه است و آنها هر سال راهی مسابقات کشوری در لاس وگاس می‌شوند. مقاله‌ی نیویورک پست حتی ادعا کرده بود که پرینس در صدد ترک منزل و سپس ازدواج با رمی است و اینکه به جز رمی هیچکس نمی‌داند در فکر پرینس چه می‌گذرد. آلنا می‌گوید: "آنها در این حال و هوا نیستند. حتی اگر جدا شوند، من همچنان عشق و احترام بسیاری برای پرینس قائل خواهم بود. همسر من فرد سخت گیری است، بنابراین اینکه پرینس نظر او را جلب کرده است یعنی برایش جایگاه ویژه‌ای قائل است. اگر پرینس رفتار شایسته‌ای نداشت، پدر رمی اجازه نمی‌داد که با یکدیگر وقت بگذرانند. پرینس دچار دردسر نمی‌شود، سیگار نمی‌کشد، الکل نمی‌نوشد. ما به هرکسی اجازه نمی‌دهیم که با رمی دوست باشد." آلنا آمریکایی است. او و همسرش چهار فرزند دارند و رمی با نام اصلی میریام، فرزند دوم خانواده است. او یک خواهر بزرگتر و یک خواهر و برادر کوچکتر دارد. مدتی پیش وقتی پاریس به تازگی اقدام به خودکشی کرده بود، پاپاراتزی آنها را تعقیب می‌کرد تا از پاریس اطلاعاتی بدست بیاورد. گرچه پرینس و رمی هرگز پاسخگوی این قبیل افراد نبودند، اما برادر کوچک رمی یکبار گفت که پاریس بهترین دوست‌اش است. آلنا می‌گوید که اهمیت بسیاری برای تحصیل بچه‌ها قائل است و کاترین جکسون نیز همینگونه است. "او یک خانم دوست داشتنی است و همه چیز را زیر نظر دارد." عکس بالا را پرینس روز یکشنبه در توییتر برای بیش از دویست هزار هوادار خود منتشر کرد که شاید پاسخ منحصر بفرد این دو نوجوان به مقاله‌ی نیویورک پست باشد. اما گویا دوستی دو خانواده‌ی جکسون و الفلاح فقط به بچه‌ها خلاصه نمی‌شود. آلنا می‌گوید کاترین و تی‌جی جکسون، قیم‌های پرینس، با خانواده‌ی الفلاح دیدار داشته‌اند. آلنا گفت که وقتی در اوایل ماه ژوئن، پاریس با بریدن دست‌اش اقدام به خودکشی کرد؛ این پرینس بود که مسئولیت رسیدگی به وضعیت خواهرش را بر دوش گرفت تا اطمینان حاصل کند که حال خواهرش خوب خواهد شد. این در شرایطی است که رسانه‌های شایعه پرداز مقاله‌های نادرست بسیاری در مورد جدافتادگی این خواهر و برادر منتشر می‌کردند. "با اتفاقاتی که رخ داده، او فشار زیادی متحمل شده است، اما او به خوبی از پس مشکلات برمی‌آید. او هرگز سخن زشتی بر زبان نمی‌آورد و به همه اهمیت می‌دهد." آلنا همچنین در مورد چگونگی آشنایی رمی و پرینس گفت: "رمی تازه به مدرسه‌ی باکلی رفته بود. او تنها بود و رفتار بچه‌ها با او خیلی خوب نبود. پرینس به سوی او رفت و مدرسه را به او نشان داد و اینچنین دوست شدند. آنها تحصیل را جدی می‌گیرند." "پرینس جواهرات دست ساز خودش را تولید می‌کند، قطعه‌های فوق‌العاده‌ای هستند. او نقاشی‌های بسیاری می‎کشد. او به هنر علاقه دارد." پرینس به دلیل جواهراتی که ساخته است، از انجمن دانش آموزان ممتاز جایزه‌ی هنر را دریافت کرده است. "هر دوی آنها بسیار نگران طبیعت و حیوانات هستند. پرینس باریک بین و دقیق است. همیشه اتومیبل‌ خود را تمیز نگاه می‌دارد و دقت می‌کند که همه چیز مرتب و پاکیزه باشد." پرینس پیشتر خود گفته بود که شخصیت خود را مدیون تربیت پدرش است. نکته‌ی دیگر اینکه رسانه‌های شایعه پرداز همواره از عنوان شاهزاده خانم برای نامیدن رمی استفاده می‌کنند و او را شاهزاده‌ای از کویت می‌دانند تا فانتزی اتحاد پرینس و پرنسس را در ذهن‌ها تداعی کنند. رادار آنلاین ادعا می‌کند که خانواده‌ی الفلاح از بستگان خانواده‌ی سلطنتی الصباح در کویت هستند. اما به هر حال رمی یک شاهزاده‌ی کویتی نیست. قابل ذکر است که مدتی پیش که اتهامات آزار جنسی وید رابسون علیه مایکل بر سر زبان‌ها بود، استیسی براون به همراهی دایان دایموند حمله‌هایشان را علیه مایکل آغاز کردند. در آن زمان تاج جکسون، برادرزاده‌ی مایکل در دفاع از عموی‌اش گفت که در کودکی مورد تعرض جنسی دایی خود قرار گرفته و مایکل او را نجات داده بود. اما براون و دایموند با استفاده از این فرصت ادعا کردند که مایکل به برادرزاده‌ی خود تعرض کرده بود. تاج جکسون در پاسخ به آنها نوشت که دلقکان پیر بازگشته‌اند. در پایان این نکته را یادآور می‌شویم که براستی مشخص نیست منبع ادعا شده‌ی استیسی براون، فردی از اعضای خانواده‌ی جکسون، ربی و یا رندی باشد، اما این باوری است که در میان هواداران شکل گرفته است. منبع: eMJey.com / radaronline